ACRL Artificial Intelligence (AI) Interest Group

Greetings,

You are invited to participate in a doctoral research study being conducted through Appalachian State University. The purpose of this study is to better understand how institutional repository managers and related professionals make decisions regarding repository management, scholarly visibility, technology adoption, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) pressures.

Eligible participants are professionals age 18 or older who currently have responsibilities related to an institutional repository at a U.S. higher education institution (e.g., repository management, scholarly communication, metadata, technology/systems support, digital preservation, or repository governance/oversight).

Participation involves completing a brief online survey that will take approximately 10–15 minutes. Your participation is entirely voluntary. Responses will be kept confidential and handled in accordance with the approved research protocol.

If you are willing to participate, please access the survey using the following link:

https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n3XoC4EQfjw418

The survey will remain open through September 30, 2026. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues who work with institutional repositories and may be eligible to participate.

Thank you for considering participation in this study. Your experience and expertise are valuable to this research.

Sincerely,

Nurhak Tuncer-Bayramli, MA, MLIS
Doctoral Candidate
Educational Leadership Program
Appalachian State University 

tuncerbayramlin@appstate.edu

Greetings,

I am following up on the doctoral research survey invitation I shared last week. If you have not yet had an opportunity to participate and are eligible, I would greatly appreciate your response.

Eligible participants are professionals age 18 or older who currently have responsibilities related to an institutional repository at a U.S. higher education institution (e.g., repository management, scholarly communication, metadata, technology/systems support, digital preservation, or repository governance/oversight).

The survey takes approximately 10–15 minutes and will remain open through September 30, 2026.

Survey link:
https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n3XoC4EQfjw418

Please feel free to forward the original invitation below to colleagues who work with institutional repositories and may also be eligible to participate.

Thank you very much to those who have already participated, and thank you for supporting my doctoral research.

Sincerely,

Nurhak Tuncer-Bayramli, MA, MLIS
Doctoral Candidate
Educational Leadership Program
Appalachian State University

Nurhak Tuncer Bayramli

On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 1:56 PM Nurhak Tuncer <nurhak@gmail.com> wrote:

Greetings,

You are invited to participate in a doctoral research study being conducted through Appalachian State University. The purpose of this study is to better understand how institutional repository managers and related professionals make decisions regarding repository management, scholarly visibility, technology adoption, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) pressures.

Eligible participants are professionals age 18 or older who currently have responsibilities related to an institutional repository at a U.S. higher education institution (e.g., repository management, scholarly communication, metadata, technology/systems support, digital preservation, or repository governance/oversight).

Participation involves completing a brief online survey that will take approximately 10–15 minutes. Your participation is entirely voluntary. Responses will be kept confidential and handled in accordance with the approved research protocol.

If you are willing to participate, please access the survey using the following link:

https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n3XoC4EQfjw418

The survey will remain open through September 30, 2026. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues who work with institutional repositories and may be eligible to participate.

Thank you for considering participation in this study. Your experience and expertise are valuable to this research.

Sincerely,

Nurhak Tuncer-Bayramli, MA, MLIS
Doctoral Candidate
Educational Leadership Program
Appalachian State University 

tuncerbayramlin@appstate.edu

Greetings,

I am following up on the doctoral research survey invitation I shared previously. If you have not yet had an opportunity to participate and are eligible, I would greatly appreciate your response.

Eligible participants are professionals age 18 or older who currently have responsibilities related to an institutional repository at a U.S. higher education institution (e.g., repository management, scholarly communication, metadata, technology/systems support, digital preservation, or repository governance/oversight).

The survey takes approximately 10–15 minutes and will remain open through September 30, 2026.

Survey link:
https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n3XoC4EQfjw418

Please feel free to forward the original invitation below to colleagues who work with institutional repositories and may also be eligible to participate.

Thank you very much to those who have already participated, and thank you for supporting my doctoral research.

Sincerely,

Nurhak Tuncer-Bayramli, MA, MLIS
Doctoral Candidate
Educational Leadership Program
Appalachian State University

Nurhak Tuncer Bayramli

On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 9:54 AM Nurhak Tuncer <nurhak@gmail.com> wrote:

Greetings,

I am following up on the doctoral research survey invitation I shared last week. If you have not yet had an opportunity to participate and are eligible, I would greatly appreciate your response.

Eligible participants are professionals age 18 or older who currently have responsibilities related to an institutional repository at a U.S. higher education institution (e.g., repository management, scholarly communication, metadata, technology/systems support, digital preservation, or repository governance/oversight).

The survey takes approximately 10–15 minutes and will remain open through September 30, 2026.

Survey link:
https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n3XoC4EQfjw418

Please feel free to forward the original invitation below to colleagues who work with institutional repositories and may also be eligible to participate.

Thank you very much to those who have already participated, and thank you for supporting my doctoral research.

Sincerely,

Nurhak Tuncer-Bayramli, MA, MLIS
Doctoral Candidate
Educational Leadership Program
Appalachian State University

Nurhak Tuncer Bayramli

On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 1:56 PM Nurhak Tuncer <nurhak@gmail.com> wrote:

Greetings,

You are invited to participate in a doctoral research study being conducted through Appalachian State University. The purpose of this study is to better understand how institutional repository managers and related professionals make decisions regarding repository management, scholarly visibility, technology adoption, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) pressures.

Eligible participants are professionals age 18 or older who currently have responsibilities related to an institutional repository at a U.S. higher education institution (e.g., repository management, scholarly communication, metadata, technology/systems support, digital preservation, or repository governance/oversight).

Participation involves completing a brief online survey that will take approximately 10–15 minutes. Your participation is entirely voluntary. Responses will be kept confidential and handled in accordance with the approved research protocol.

If you are willing to participate, please access the survey using the following link:

https://appstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n3XoC4EQfjw418

The survey will remain open through September 30, 2026. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues who work with institutional repositories and may be eligible to participate.

Thank you for considering participation in this study. Your experience and expertise are valuable to this research.

Sincerely,

Nurhak Tuncer-Bayramli, MA, MLIS
Doctoral Candidate
Educational Leadership Program
Appalachian State University 

tuncerbayramlin@appstate.edu